Shloka 2
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)
व्यास उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । सिद्धानां चैव संवाद मनोश्वैव प्रजापते:
vyāsa uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | siddhānāṃ caiva saṃvādaṃ manoś caiva prajāpateḥ ||
व्यासजी बोले—राजन्! इस विषय में लोग एक प्राचीन इतिहास का उदाहरण देते हैं—सिद्ध पुरुषों और प्रजापति मनु के संवाद का।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is clarified through authoritative precedent: Vyāsa signals that an ancient, respected dialogue (Manu with the Siddhas) will be used as an illustrative model to establish the right principle.
Vyāsa addresses the king and introduces a traditional story as an example, specifically pointing to an old discourse between Prajāpati Manu and the Siddhas, preparing the listener for a cited teaching narrative.